Re-recorded lecture from Monday, January 28. I cover the 2D Uniform Gravitational Field (parabolic trajectory) problem solution. I also reviewed linearization and the state transition matrix because I felt that I didn’t cover them adequately in lecture 1. We will pick back up with additional review of orbital mechanics before moving on to observations.

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The problem solution can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/simpsonchristo/Soln-HW1-SimpsonAerospace.

The pdf write-up of the solution and the slides can be found here:

Write-up: soln_hw1

Slides: 3-problemsolutionlinearization_spring2019

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFZBRa2yp8&w=560&h=315]

We review orbital mechanics to prepare for orbit determination. We will cover the two body problem, orbital elements, and perturbing accelerations. We will continue on Monday. Be ready to turn in your solution for the practice problem.

Lecture Slides:

Review of Orbital Mechanics – Lecture 2

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu86dlxZ6-o&w=560&h=315]

The inherent characteristics of an orbit determination (OD) problem are introduced. Dynamic state estimation, observations, linearization, and the state transition matrix are discussed. At the end, I have left a practice problem that we will review on Friday, 8 June. We throw a satellite up and watch it come down while introducing some important concepts.

Lecture Slides:

Orbit Determination Concepts – Lecture 1

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKOjZB9IPO0&w=560&h=315]